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First phone call in the US made by Martín Cooper. A Dynatac (Motorola) prototype was used.
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The popular “brick” appears, the Microtac (Motorola). First phone with semi-flip cover.
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First clam-shaped phone (with flip). At 88 grams, Startac is the smallest and lightest.
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Nokia launches the first phone with mobile internet access (WPA). The Nokia 7110 allowed banking services, emails and news.
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First phone with an internal hard drive, the SPH; Samsung V5400 with 1.5 GB
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Nokia reveals the first mobile phone with a digital screen, the N92.
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iPhone. The Apple phone, although it was launched in 2007, could only be purchased in Ecuador from the following year.
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Huawei continues fighting to enter the market by releasing its Huawei P8 Lite, which had some features for its price, and stole several sales from the market.
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With the arrival of the iPhone X also came Face ID, which replaced the fingerprint sensor with unprecedented facial recognition.
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The implementation of 5G networks began to expand, offering much faster connection speeds and reduced latency, improving the experience.
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AI was further integrated into devices, improving personalization, virtual assistance and photography capabilities, as well as optimizing device performance.